East
1. Boston - I'm waiting for this team to collapse
2. Miami - They'll have a good start, but slow down in February
3. Orlando - This will be the same team as last year
4. Milwaukee - A logjam at SG/SF means a trade is coming, perhaps for another big man
5. Atlanta - This will be the same team as last year
6. Chicago - Boozer will give Chicago something, but I still don't trust them
7. Cleveland - LeBron and Z are gone, but they still have some good players
8. Indianapolis - I'm hoping for big improvements
West
1. Los Angeles - This will be the same team as last year
2. Dallas - As usual, they still have a big defensive hole at center, but
at least Chandler can play offense
3. Houston - Yao is back, Aaron Brooks, Scola, Battier, Martin, Brad Miller...this team is loaded...if Yao stays
healthy, this team wins
4. San Antonio - This will be the same team as last year
5. Utah - Al Jefferson will be about the same as Boozer
6. Phoenix - Losing Stoudemire isn't that bad. Childress could be the 6th man of
the year, Turkoglu will help
7. Denver - Harrington is a nice
addition, but injuries to other big men will hurt this team
8. Portland - This is the same team as last year